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Predator Corsa
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11th Apr 04 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just got some new 17" alloys and the re wheels rub on the arches over bumps and dips in the road.

Whats the best way to get around them scrapping?
Neshol
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11th Apr 04 at 12:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What profile tyres you running?
Predator Corsa
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11th Apr 04 at 12:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not to sure, 210 think?
M4tt
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11th Apr 04 at 13:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you should be running 40 profiles on 17s, how much is your car lowered by ad whats the offset?

normally peps get away with cutting a couple of the plastic bolts from the rear arch
Predator Corsa
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11th Apr 04 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yer there 40 profile. there a ET37 offset, which sticks out a bit i know.
Predator Corsa
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11th Apr 04 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
o and its not lowered, but heavy ICE
Baz-Zico
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11th Apr 04 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mines are ET40 n scrub at the back, my tyre has now scrubbed most of the plastic lip arch away, leavin me with tyre Vs the metal arch , gonna get a quote to get em cut away
Predator Corsa
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11th Apr 04 at 13:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cant u sand or file the plastics back?
Baz-Zico
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11th Apr 04 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if ur feelin brave enough, you and knock the metal arch outwards so ur wheel goes up under the arch, personally tho id want a professional job done 2 be safer. Also take out your arch bolts especially the middle bolt, n bond the arch back on with tigerseal

[Edited on 15e11-Jpm4upmSun, 11 Apr 2004 13:51:25 +0000 by TheScotsman]
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11th Apr 04 at 13:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i will give that a go, but i cant be asked at the mo, im 2 lazy
Baz-Zico
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11th Apr 04 at 14:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
same as me
Mistamist
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11th Apr 04 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
DIY it! helps if you have the right tools though, but i managed

Predator Corsa
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11th Apr 04 at 16:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wick 1 misdot, but i have side skirts, cant get the arch off, d'oh
Baz-Zico
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11th Apr 04 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
come help me lol
Predator Corsa
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11th Apr 04 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
He lives closer to me
Baz-Zico
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11th Apr 04 at 16:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so i noticed
MODDEDCORSAGSI
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11th Apr 04 at 17:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i hve this problem with 17's, so 2day i hammered the edge of the metal arch shown on the pic into the plastic arch and used a rubber mallet 2 wack back the top of the inner arch, i then took my springs out the rear, lowered the car down on the dampers only, the arches were sittin 1/4 of the way down the actuall alloy wheel and it still didnt rub so gonna get sum coilovers now and drop it at least 100mm at the back
Baz-Zico
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11th Apr 04 at 17:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fancy helpin me? LOL
kjboxy
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11th Apr 04 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have trouble with 15s on mine, coz the lame *sses at the tyre place put 50pros on mine and its been lowered 60mm. but because of their silly mistake I get free tyres when they need replacing haha!

Doesn't the rust get in if u do it with a saw? like that pic above/\ /\ /\

<<sanding down tweeter pods to c/c>>
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11th Apr 04 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it will unless you de-burr the edges n paint em 2 prevent corrosion, quote from the corsa haynes manual lol

 
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